NAME

slapy2 - return sqrt(x∗∗2+y∗∗2), taking care not to cause unnecessary overflow

SYNOPSIS

REAL FUNCTION SLAPY2( X, Y )

REAL X, Y

#include <sunperf.h>

double slapy2(float x, float y) ;

PURPOSE

SLAPY2 returns sqrt(x∗∗2+y∗∗2), taking care not to cause unnecessary overflow. 
 

ARGUMENTS

X (input) REAL
Y       (input) REAL X and Y specify the values x and y.

SunOS 5.0  —  Last change: 10 Dec 1998